§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are subject to orders for their deportation at the conclusions of their sentences or otherwise liable to be deported; how many of these are held in open prisons; and whether his Department issues any guidelines as to the granting to such prisoners of facilities such as home leave and education at outside establishments and who is responsible for taking decisions on the granting of such facilities.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is not recorded centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Prisoners subject to a court recommendation that they should be deported at the end of their sentence or to a notice of intention to deport issued by the Secretary of State may be granted some leave or temporary release by the governor for a variety of purposes, including education, subject to the agreement of the immigration department. Prisoners who are the subject of a signed deportation order are not eligible for home leave or temporary release.